Saturday, October 6, 2007

I just had a quick squiz at martingale collars online - flat collars wreck Sahara's fluffy neck, and the chokers either burn holes in Phoenix (as posted here) or go rusty and make Sahara orange. As I was browsing the great website I found - Topdog - I found the reflective collars and leads. I've been contemplating getting some for a while now, as we a) live right near a main road and have no fence, and I've been known to let them out for a wee and get sidetracked and b) I do a fair bit of walking at dusk, and quite often around roads or in the bush where I cant quite see the mutts. I used to have LED flashing lights on their collars, but Sahara lost hers in a river and Phoenix's fell off somewhere between home and the park. I don't repDogs - I found a great selection of flashing collarsally like those tacky collars with the flashing stars; I want a collar that is functional by night and not hideous by day. It flashes red at night, and is standard yellow reflective by day. Does anyone want to tell me to stop being obsessive compulsive about being hit by a stray car before I go buy all this stuff?

Speaking of OCD, I also want to get the leg bands - they're brilliant on horses on the road at night, and Sahara doesn't mind things on her legs (yes. I've dressed her up as a gangster and put arm bands on her before. My bad). but I think Phoenix will tear them off and eat them.

barked by
k a t i e

0
nice people barked a comment:

Sahara - 2 year old White German Shepherd X Labrador with a love for feathers, snorkeling for tennis balls in her water bowl and demanding attention - constantly. She has a knack of keeping all male dogs under her little paw, and enjoys slurping the remains of my morning coffee. Currently recovering from her second left anterial cruciate ligament surgery - she somehow managed to remove her first crimp from the bone in her leg.

Phoenix A GSD X Great Dane rescue mutt, who's slowly learning how to be a dog. Fascinated by the second hand on clocks, crawling through long grass snapping at bugs and smacking one in the face with his paw. He detests not having full attention, enjoys licking headrests in cars, and is terrified of sea weed. Rather a strange cookie.

-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.

-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

BRUZA - Bruza is Phoenix's brother. Likes tennis balls - a lot. Both are near identical and that's pretty much where the similarity ends, although they love playing together. He lives with his other brother, Macca's. Met their mummy via email when I rescued Phoenix from the pound, and we found out are kids are clearly brothers. Lots of puppy play dates are shared together.

MACCA'S - Mac is a Staffy who enjoys running into your knee caps. He is particularly fond of Sahara, and likes staring at her adoringly and stealing her toys.